The Alex Pierson Show
640 Toronto / Curiouscast
The Alex Pierson show is an in-depth, no-nonsense look at the stories making headlines. Alex has more than 20 years in the field and behind an anchor desk, and is known and respected for her tough reporting style and accountability. Join the daily conversation with the Alex Pierson Show, and never miss an important story again.
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Jan 7, 2021 • 27min
A look at the most historic day in modern day American history
Alex recaps the day that will become infamous in American and world history. The day Trumpism stormed the Capitol. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 6, 2021 • 41min
Burlington opens a field hospital for COVID-19 patients. Are people in prisons being left behind? And how tech is adapting to the pandemic
Arlene Bynon fills in for Alex speaking to Eric Vandewall, President and CEO of Joseph Brant Hospital about the field hospital that has opened in Burlington to treat COVID-19 patients. She then speaks to investigative journalist Justin Ling about how people in prisons are being left behind during the pandemic. Also, tech expert Adam Oldfield about the ways technology is adapting to dealing with the pandemic, one such item being a “mask” for your car. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 5, 2021 • 43min
One-third of Ontario's long-term care homes have COVID-19 outbreaks, parents are back to keeping up with remote learning, and how disinformation and conspiracies fueled the Nashville bomber
Laura Tamblyn-Watts, CEO of CanAge joins Arlene Bynon to talk about why long-term care homes are in such a dire state and what needs to be done. Arlene is also joined by reporter Dave McGinn to discuss his experience interview parents on their anxiety as remote learning returns, and Professor Tim Caulfield about the real world dangers of online disinformation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 24, 2020 • 42min
Is Canada falling behind the rest of the world in vaccine distribution? Should you be avoiding all travel plans? And an update on Carrot the deer.
Alex is joined by Amir Attaran, Professor of Law & Medicine, University of Ottawa and trained epidemiologist to talk about Canada’s slow roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines. Then, travel writer Jim Byers explains why you should be avoiding large travel plans, and what to do instead. Also, an update on the deer that was found with an arrow through his head. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 23, 2020 • 37min
An important Pakistani human rights fighter dies mysteriously, China is working to censor negative reports of their COVID-19 response, and Ontario ski resorts face a difficult season
Alex is joined by Tarek Fatah, columnist at the Toronto Sun to talk about the death of a Pakistani activist. Jonathan Berkshire Miller joins to discuss leaked documents that suggest China is using paid internet trolls to censor bad coverage of their coronavirus response. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2020 • 42min
A 20 year old was tased after a dispute with cops over pond hockey, do we need to rethink our strategy as we await mass vaccine distribution? And who will carbon pricing hit the hardest?
Christine Van Geyn, Litigation Director at The Canadian Constitution Foundation joins Alex to discuss an incident where a 20-year old man was tased by police in Alberta while playing pond hockey. Does he have a case? Then, Alex Vezina, CEO of Prepared Canada Corporation talks about our plan to combat COVID-19 as we await more vaccines. Are we doing enough? Also, Tom Korski, Managing Editor at Blacklock's Reporter joins to talk about who carbon pricing will affect most. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 19, 2020 • 45min
An ER doctor says the measures against COVID are too extreme, are your religious freedoms being infringed on? And the deer found with an arrow stuck in its head lives
Emergency Physician Dr. Gil Nimni joins to give his take and first-hand view on the COVID-19 response, Christine Van Geyn from the Canadian Constitution Foundation joins to give an update in a legal challenge to the Ontario lockdown, and Alex (not Pierson) joins to talk about his deer friend Carrot who is still alive and well after being found with an arrow through his head Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 18, 2020 • 41min
How the carbon tax will affect farmers, will the families of flight 752 victims get justice? And
Alex is joined by Keitch Currie from the Canadian Farmers Association to talk about how the carbon tax will affect farmers. She is also joined by Shahin Moghaddam who lost his wife of 14 years, Shakiba Feghahati, and their 10-year-old son Rosstin Moghaddam on Flight 752 to discuss the report into the downed airplane. Then, Tamara Cherry from Pick Up Communications joins to talk about the dangers of sex-trafficking amid the crackdown on Pornhub. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 17, 2020 • 39min
Is loneliness changing our brains? A look at Peter Nygard's dark life, what even is our COVID-19 strategy?
Alex speaks with Danilo Bzdok, an associate biomedical engineering professor at McGill about loneliness in isolation is changing our brains. Then author Melissa Cronin joins to talk about her book "Predator King Peter Nygard's Dark Life of Rape, Drugs, and Blackmail" in light of Nygard's high profile arrest. And she takes a look at our COID-19 long game with the CEO of Prepared Canada Corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 16, 2020 • 45min
A woman’s story about escaping a cult, is religious freedom under attack? And after a business owner successfully adapted to COVID-19, he was robbed.
Alex speaks with her long-time friend about her new book on escaping a cult, Christine Van Geyn from the Canadian Constitution Foundation joins to talk about a legal challenge to the Ontario lockdown, and the owner of Old Sod Pub tells his story of how his business was robbed after they adapted to COVID-19 by selling Christmas Trees. You can contribute to his GoFundMe here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
